. gunfire along a popular street in berkeley last night leaves one person wounded. we'll tell you what we're learning about the victim from one of his friends. >> coin, prescription drugs and playboy magazine stolen, the serious charges against a postal inspector who was once named employee of the year. >> the golden gate bridge, a vote today may change its look forever. >> a massive illegal fireworks fest in the east bay. what led authorities to the stash and we'll also let you know which cities offer safe fireworks. mornings on 2 starts now. this is ktvu mornings on 2.

good morning. we are live in berkeley this morning right in front of a store where a father was shot last night. ktvu's alex savidge has been on the scene since 4:30 this morning. alex has been talking with friends of the victim, and coming up in 2 minutes, he's going to tell us why they're surprised and can't understand how this happened. good morning. thank you for joining us on mornings on 2. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic. how's it look outside? >> some fog, gray skies, some sun already. some partly cloudy, especially to the north. it looks like bark worse than its bite. may be a few showers early but not too much. oakland forecast, we'll tart off mostly cloudy. 64 at noon, 72 for a high today. these are near average coast and way. inland temps a little below average. belows are running below. they were in the 60s yesterday for most. today mid to upper 50s. a little breeze but not that

strong. west at sfo, west at hayward. northwest san jose. a far cry from yesterday but it will be a puff of a prosthesis today. the system -- a puff of a breeze today. the fog gives away to sunshine, clouds in the north. some 80s inland but 60s 70s coast and bay. we're looking at a commute that is getting busier. we've had a couple of crashes pop up right in the middle of the morning commute. highway 4, this traffic does look good in antioch which is surprising for it to be that way this time of the morning. we'll take it. there was a minor accident westbound highway 4 near port chicago highway. that's not causing huge delays as traffic is slow there anyway. if you're driving on 80, also in contra costa from hercules to richmond, traffic is doing okay. it does get a little heavy as you approach the 580 interchange. marin county has been nice and quiet from san rafael to richmond, the other way around on that span and on 101 to the

golden gate bridge. bay bridge toll plaza, that's a 30 minute drive time into san francisco. most of the slow traffic is here at the toll plaza. then we look at the south bay. i want to check that out with a look at northbound 280 through downtown san jose. this traffic does look good. it has been light on 280 and 101 heading up to sunnyvale. at 7:02 let's go back to the desk. topping our news this morning, police are searching for the gunman responsible for a shooting near a berkeley liquor store. it happened last night on san pablo avenue near ashby avenue. alex savidge has been following this story since 4:30 this morning and has reaction from the victims' friends. >> reporter: good morning to you. one neighbor describes the victim as a family man with children who is taking classes at the local community college here in berkeley. he was shot last night near this liquor store here that's on san pablo. the victim was found in this area behind the store where you can see there is still some

crime scene tape up this morning following this investigation. it was just before 10:00 last night when people living nearby tell me they heard at least five gunshots. berkeley police moved in, they blocked in area off along san pablo avenue close to ashby avenue as they gathered evidence. police say the man who was shot is 38 years old and does live in berkeley. he was taken to the hospital with what were described as serious injuries, although a neighbor tells me the victim was alert and talking as paramedics took him to the hospital. a friend of the victim tells me this kind of violence is certainly surprising in this area. >> it was very disturbing because we don't normally get that type of violence in this area right here. it's pretty family oriented area. it's kind of shocking to a lot of people in the community. >> reporter: and right after the shooting last night, police learned the shooter was possibly hiding out just around the corner about two blocks away on ashby avenue. officers searched that area for

quite some time. in the end they couldn't find the person that they were looking for so they do believe the shooter's still on the loose this morning. berkeley police trying to track that person down. at last check, the victim does remain hospitalized this morning. we haven't been able to get an update on his condition from berkeley police. we're live this morning in berkeley, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> berkeley police have arrested a man in connection with a double shooting earlier this month, 22-year-old donzale mejia was arrested yesterday in oakland. he and 23-year-old anthony durant shot two men near russell and california street on june 11 june 11th. the victims have recovered from their injuries. police are still looking for durant. he should be considered armed and dangerous. anyone with information is asked to call berkeley police. time 7:05. there are reports of a man shot last night in san jose is in critical condition. investigators believe the shooting may have occurred in the capital park area about 8 p.m. the unidentified victim went to

the hospital on his own and had been shot at least once. there are no suspects at this time. testimony is expected to wrap up this morning in the oscar grant civil trial. oscar grant's mother, wanda johnson is due to be among the last witnesses in the san francisco courtroom today. the jury will hear her testimony in a videotaped deposition. oscar grant's father is suing b.a.r.t. and former b.a.r.t. policemen yoenis message early. he claims he killed his son five years ago. grant's father is in prison right now for a 1985 murder. jury deliberations have started in the civil case filed on behalf of giants fan brian stow against the los angeles dodgers. closing arguments were made yesterday. bryan stow a paramedic from santa cruz was brutally beaten three years ago in the parking lot of dodgers stadium by two dodgers fans and suffered traumatic brain injuries.

stow's lawyers accused the dodgers of being negligent saying there was not adequate security. >> you understand the only thing that brian was doing wrong is wearing a jersey, a black one that said giants. >> responsibility for what happened to mr. stow and this condition he's in and all these medical bills he had and will have, responsibility rests with them. >> the dodgers attorney referring to the two men who pled guilty to attacking stow. stow's attorney seeking $50 million in damages to help pay for medical bills. a hearing scheduled at 9:00 this morning in san jose. that's for the man suspected of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar. anthony garcia torrez has pled not guilty to the charges. a judge is expected to rule on a petition from the news media to unseal grand jury transcripts. sierra lamar disappeared while heading to school in 2009. new this morning, concerns

about fireworks. a week before the 4th of july holiday we're learning more about a stash of illegal fireworks being sold on the internet. ktvu's tara moriarty live now in one of the few bay area cities that still allows personal fireworks to be sold. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this stand here in dublin sells legal fireworks starting tomorrow. if you are interested in buying the kind that are not safe, know that they are banned statewide. last night law enforcement in contra costa county made a massive bust of such fireworks off a craigslist posting. officers uncovered 2500 pounds, more than a ton of illegal fireworks in the east bay. three suspects are in costty. we're going to have more details coming up later in the show. if you'd like to buy spinners or sparklers, there are a dozen bay area cities that sell the legal stuff like hollister, san bruno and pacifica. even though you may buy the fireworks in those communities, you are not allowed to set them

off in other cities. starting tomorrow through july 3 july 3rd, you can only shoot them off from noon until 10:00 at night. on the 4th you can use them until midnight. if you're wondering if your community is a safe and sane fireworks spot you can check it out. live in dublin i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. happening today, they're going to start setting up one of the most recognized images of san francisco's pride celebration. at 1:00 this afternoon, volunteers will create the outline for the pink triangle display at the top of twin peaks. 175 pink tarps will make up that triangle. the nazis used triangles at concentration camps to identify and shame gays and lesbians. the group behind the display says it should now be seen as a symbol of hope and pride. another popular pride event is the transgender march. that begins at 6:15 tonight at

dolores park. marchers will walk to the civic center area for the rally. the first march was held to honor a transgender teenager killed in newark in 1992. their goal is to spread tolerance across the bay and around the nation. at the bottom of the hour we'll have a live report on the preparations for this weekend's 44th annual pride celebration. at eight months pregnant some women can't even stand on their feet, but one professional track star is making headlines for completing a race. take a look at this picture of 28-year-old alysia montanya running an 800-meter race at the u.s. championships in sacramento, five-time national champion finished in 2 minutes 32 seconds while being six weeks away from her due date. she came in last in her heat but got a standing ovation. she did consult with her doctors before the race. not only did she get the okay but they encouraged her to run.

she's a graduate of u. c. berkeley. needles buried in the sand in santa cruz may be an indication of a more widespread problem throughout the city. yesterday we told you about syringes found on cowell beach. a group that logs the number of needles found all over santa cruz county tells us this is a much bigger problem. take back santa cruz says more than 5,000 needles have been recovered throughout the county. there have been seven needle injuries including three children. the group collects the data and report it is to the city council and the board of supervisors. time is 7:11. an ac transit riders you're going to see big changes starting next tuesday. the bus system will stop issuing paper transfers. they're going to replace them with an all day pass for unlimited trips. the cost $5. the fare for a single bus ride will also go down from $2.10 to $2. the passengers that use a clipper card.

ac transit says these changes will cut down the number of delays at the bus stops. time now is 7:11. high end retail shops in san francisco protecting themselves against smash and grab crimes. >> we're seeing private security guards in some of the more luxury boutiques. >> in 25 minutes. , the colorful group of shoplifters known as the rainbow girls. >> oh, this bright flashing, my child's still in the car. >> meet the little boy, he came up with a life saving invention and wait until you hear what he's getting for coming up with an idea that's getting worldwide attention. >> we are still looking at a decent commute. we've had a couple of glitches, and we're looking at highway 4. you can see it's now getting a little slower. coming up and over the hill to concord, we'll tell you why this may be the reason, and what you can do to get around it. >> sunny for some, but there's a good sized fog bank out there. it will be a little warmer but slightly below average.

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time now 7:15. see that dog, it was out playing in the backyard of a house in yuba city and kept digging in one particular spot. when the dog's owner investigated, he found a ceramic pot with a human skull inside. he also found machetes, horns, and animal skulls. police are saying foul play has not been ruled out. an anthropologist is studying the bones and hopes to determine where they came from. a controversial billboard targeting married women in the windy city is turning a lot of heads. it's the latest ad by ashley madison.com and features former secretary of state hillary clinton. the website connects men and women with married people who want to cheat. the new billboard shows a

sketch of hillary clinton looking like she's keeping a secret. it reads harder choices which plays off the title of her book hard choices. the site's ceo contends the ad is fitting and does not poke fun at hillary clinton or the sanctity of marriage somewhere it's not an easy choice, people, women in particular don't come to affairs lightly. they try and explore alternatives in their relationship. for many it's a last ditch effort before maybe separation. >> the ceo knows many people, especially women find the whole concept of his company offensive. he says his goal is to evening out the playing field in the battle of sexes since man have always had more opportunities to be unfaithful than women. there are rumors that george clooney may run for governor of california. sources close to the 53-year- old actor say he is seriously considering running for governor in 2018. some reports say clooney's ultimate goal is to become a

u.s. senator and then president. according to these reports clooney would launch his political career soon after he gets married in september. time now 7:16. a 12-year-old boy from tennessee getting worldwide attention now for his invention designed to keep parents from making the sometimes deadly mistake of leaving a child inside of a hot car. >> as you're getting in you catch it to the car handle -- attach it to the car handle. >> andrew shoe letter won $500 for this gadget, it's called the ez baby saver. it's simply made out of rubber bands and bright colored duct tape. people all over the world are interested in this. he says he's not in it for fame or fortune. in fact, he put the directions on his website so you can make your own. >> i'd encourage maybe if you don't want to make one and you don't think the idea is very good then don't make one. at least trying try and be more careful when putting your kids in the car. >> we're all going to work for

him one day. andrew says he used the prize money he won, he bought a laptop and he paid for his website. a great young man. >> great. fabulous. 7:17 is the time. i hope traffic is fabulous as well. >> in many areas it is i would say. today it's friday. we have a little bit of friday light action going on. other places it is getting slow. let's start off with interstate 880 right here in front of the oakland coliseum. your drive time from downtown oakland to the airport exit is about 5 minutes. there are no problems on the way down to highway 92. if you're going that for a or into fremont. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza we've had traffic that looks good all the way through. there is a wait time here at the toll plaza. it's normal, about a 20 minute wait here before you get on to the bridge. highway 4, a little slow over the hill to the willow pass grade, it does get better by the time you reach 242. no major problems on 680. let's go to steve.

thank you. we have sunshine for some, a few high clouds up above. i have it on good authority in rio delmar it's also sunny. parts of the coast are sunny. sometimes you folks give me tough names to pronounce, but anyway, visiting us from washington state, the dee yes, sir family are watching us. thank you for tuning in on sunny rio delmar. the coast has a lot of fog. there's a solid fog bank. a weak system has moved in from the north. it will be a you remember whatter weekend -- it will be a warmer weekend. i'm just the messenger. we had a cooldown yesterday as your honor. a you know. a lot of 70s. santa rosa only 75. livermore 78. palo alto 75. san jose 77. today low 80s or upper 70s. everyone close to 80 degrees. san francisco held in check yesterday at 65. that's below average but today

68. looks like that low cloud deck will burn off and retreat a little sooner. that's close to average. the low 67/53 for the high low, the record high back to 94. 1976 another 1800 on the low. temperatures starting off slightly cooler even though there's a lot of moisture in the air, humidity factor's height. 5454 sebastopol, hillsburg at 56. the breeze will be with us. yesterday was rather breezy to windy. today will not be as bad. there's a little component of breeze for almost everybody. once that fog burns off i expect it to pick up. that's all that's left of our system up there. it has a lot of high clouds. if it did it didn't amount to too much. it's not really going to do too much. 50s, 60s. it's a pretty mild air mass over us right now. it won't take long to start warming up once that system goes by this morning. we had that cooldown yesterday. the system responsible is long

gone. patchy fog staying by the coast. fog burning off sooner than sunny. a little breezy and temperatures temperaturesing coming up. sunday, monday, probably tuesday as well. into next week it's cooler though. a few showers, clouds in the north. not that much. a little bit warmer, near average coast and bay but slightly below for those closer to the coast. 80s for some, upper 70s for others. vacaville will be one of the warmest. petaluma at 79. 85 brentwood to oakley. san leandro at 72. right at 80 at san jose. santa cruz 75. fremont 76. 60s on the coast. 70s on the peninsula, upper 70s to maybe a few very, very low 80s, and tomorrow after that fog burns off sooner it will be sunny and warmer temps that will take us into the weekend and early next week. thank you, steve. 7:21 is the time. uber offering on demand marriages between noon and six tomorrow afternoon as part of san francisco's pride

celebration, there will be a special tab on uber's app. uber will send cars to pick up the lucky couple and help them do the necessary paperwork. it has other companies donating music, champagne, cake, candles, flowers and honeymoon arrangements. uber has a history of unusual marketing ideas. it has delivered ice cream on summer days and chauffeured kittens around to let people pet them. relax them while they're riding around. 7:22. san francisco's ten-year plan to get homeless people off the streets. coming up in 20 minutes, good news and the bad news in a new city. >> something will be done so that this does not happen again. >> one bay area community where crime and other problems have been blamed on one neighborhood nuisance. how homeowners worked together to bring about change.

san francisco's harding park golf course about to make a big announcement. golf digest reports harding park will host the pga championship in 2020. harding park has hosted several big tournaments featuring some of the stars of golf since it was renovated in 2002. an official announcement expected next wednesday. time 7:25. one oakland neighborhood breathing a sigh of relief this morning. the community, the police, the city worked together to get some troublesome neighbors to move out. the people living in a north oakland neighborhood say they endured years of intimidation and fear with a repeated record of crime from one house. so the homeowners decided to fight back. don link is the president of a local neighborhood crime prevention council. he says they documented years of escalateing problems. >> if you have a little kid and you're diving for the floor in your own living room because of

all the shootings going on, it just is totally unacceptable. >> the neighborhood council then asked the city to exercise its nuisance abatement ordinance. the city did step in. they came to an agreement with the family. the owner sold the house. the people moved out to avoid facing a hefty fine. the centers for disease control now classifying what it means to be a heavy drinker. according to the cdc, women are considered heavy drinkers if they have eight or more drinks a week. for men it's 14. a drink is considered 5 ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, or 1.5 ounces of liquor. experts say the definition is different for women because they are typically smaller than men and more alcohol ends up in their bloodstream. the study also says heavy drinking is the third leading cause of preventable deaths killing 10% of adults between the ages of 20 and 64. today the state will announce new rules on taxing food purchased from food trucks.

right now food truck operators can include sales tax as part of the menu price, or they can figure out the tax separately. starting next tuesday, july 1 july 1st, vendors should always include sales tax on the menu prices. and they can change the prices at different locations because sales tax can vary from city to city. time now 7:26. it's pride weekend in san francisco. how the city is getting ready for an event that is expected to attract 1 million people. cash, drugs, and playboy magazines. those are some of the items allegedly stolen by a san jose postal inspector. you'll hear from mail handlers he use today work with. >> we have a slightly better than usual drive into the silicon valley. you can see 237 is slow here u but it is not slow all the way to 101. another look at south bay coming up. >> friday forecast has fog for some, not for all. inland some sunshine. temperatures which have been held in check are showing signs

of warming up. we'll show you how much.

good morning. he was named federal employee of the year. this morning he is facing serious charges. we are live in san jose at the postal distribution center that is supervised by a postal inspector who is now accused of stealing cash, drugs and collectible magazines.

coming up in 2 minutes, ktvu's janine de la vega will tell us what his co-workers are saying this morning. thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook in for tori campbell today. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. i just ducked outside, tried to find some sunshine out our door. didn't see it. >> today is gray day. we're all wearing gray. we have a lot of fog around, although there's some breaks. i think it will burn off sooner here today. a weak system will drag across higher clouds to the north. 64 at noon, then 72 with lots of sunshine a little later. temperatures will bump up a little bit here. high pressure's beginning to nose in after that system to the north gets out of the picture. 50s on the temps for almost everybody. a couple very low 60s. pittsburgh's in there, brentwood as well. upper 60s, walnut creek, lafayette, san ramon as well. there will be a little breeze, not bad, gusts to 25 at travis. south 12 at concord. west at napa, west at oakland.

there's a little breeze, not as bad as yesterday. so fog gives way to sunshine if you already have the sun, a little breeze picking up. a few clouds, showers to the north. i think they're out of the picture by about 9, 10:00. slight warmup. 80s for some, 60s, 70s for others. steve, we have a decent commute today on this friday. we have just a little better than normal. let's take a look at some of these pictures we have and also the maps to show you. i have an accident on city streets on north livermore avenue at hartford avenue. you can see it there. it's not affecting too much traffic. the freeway traffic is busy as you drive through, and then as we go to the south bay, the traffic is going to be okay on northbound 101. we had a minor accident near story road off to the side. 280 and 101 are doing okay. the bay bridge teleplay ozark you can see -- toll plaza, traffic is doing well on the bridge. you will be seeing slow traffic

waiting at the toll plaza with no with no major issues. the traffic is going to be better on the san mateo bridge. i want to show you that traffic is the moderate there. westbound 92 over to foster city. 7:32 let's go back to the desk. cash, drugs and playboy magazines, they're just some of the things that a bay area postal inspector is accused of stealing in the mail. post office employees in the south bay, they are shocked by this news. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live now from san jose. you've been out there talking with co-workers of that postal inspector. good morning janine. >> good morning. so far everyone says they are just stunned. a lot of them are talking about it this morning, and they say it's a blow to a federal agency like a post office that people trust to handle their mail. according to this criminal complaint filed in federal court, it says that kwan howard told employees to hand loose items in the mail to him and then he would go to a room in

the distribution center and stash the goods. authorities say they have images caught on surveillance cameras that show howard with the stolen items. they include cash, prescription pills, marijuana, passports, jewelry, rare coins, silver bars. collectible playboys and other memorabilia. postal workers who didn't want to be identified tell us that they looked up to howard who worked at a postal inspector, and they say he was the one who taught them what to do and what not to do during their orientation. >> he was telling me how to go about doing it and what i needed like as i needed to be like an honest person, like not have like anything in my background so i can get through so i was like okay. it's shocking that that guy was my orientation. >> reporter: howard is facing two counts of mail theft, one count of possessing stolen mail is one count of of destroying

u.s. mail. according to the san francisco chronicle, howard was also a witness in the case against a former san francisco supervisor ed ju and testified that ju's regular mail went to burrling game, not san francisco where he claimed to live so he could run for office. in 2012 he was awarded federal employee of the year by the san francisco bay area executive board. if convicted he could reportedly face up to 20 years in prison. we're also going to reach out in the next hour of mornings on 2 to one of the higher ups with the postal service to see if they are releasing any official comment. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. happening today, a critical vote on the long debated suicide barrier on the golden gate bridge. this is what the steel net structure would look like. it would be installed 20 feet below the pedestrian walkway and stretched 20 feet out from the bridge. the bridge district will vote

on funding for the $76 million project. if approved, the net could be installed by early 2018. there are two men who know firsthand about the dark side of the golden gate bridge. >> it's such a big deal to get them pack over that rail. it's easy to jump. it is. you just let go and there you go. >> former chp sergeant kevin briggs has prevented hundreds of people from jumping. during his 20-year career he even became known as the guardian of the golden gate bridge. briggs now seeks to groups about suicide prevention along side a man who jumped and survived. >> god please tell me i made a mistake. i don't want to die. >> kevin hines never attempted suicide again. he's written a book about prevention. initially briggs did not support the idea because he didn't want the view of the bridge to be obstructed. after getting to know families who lost loved ones he changed

his mind. 7:36 this morning police hope surveillance video of a violent attack on a san jose store clerk will lead to an arrest. that video taken inside tiptop liquors last week captures a confrontation between a store clerk and a man stealing alcohol and cigarettes. at one point the robber starts throwing bottles at the clerk. that clerk is fighting back. customers say the violence you see on this video is shocking, and police say the rest of the tape is even worse. >> the next part that actually the clerk is pushed to the ground and the suspect's on top of him hitting him several times. >> that's very shocking. you can ruin your life to go to prison or jail just for a case of beer. >> eventually another customer broke up the fight. that robber escaped with cigarettes and alcohol. surprisingly the clerk only suffered minor injuries, but the robber left behind thousands of dollars in damages. take a look at the video. if you recognize that man, contact the police.

two teenagers facing charges in connection with a robbery and a severe assault in livermore. it happened about 3 a.m. on june 14th at a jogging path under the stanley boulevard bridge. witnesses called police. they reported a group of men beating another man with sticks and pipes. several days later police arrested four juveniles and one adult. detectives also connected that group to an armed robbery hours before the assault. police say three of the suspects were later released because of a lack of evidence. the assault victim still recovering from injuries. san francisco police searching for a unique group of criminals, shoplifters called the rainbow girls who target high end stores. police say groups of about seven shoplifters hit the union square fashion boutique. stealing purses, wallets and other items. a store employee who tried to stop them was thrown to the ground. nearby shops suspect it was the

rainbow girls. they're described as african- american women who got the nickname for wearing bright colored clothing and head scarves. >> we have luxury products here. we have to be vigilant about trying to protect ourselves as well as our merchandise. >> several union square stores have increased security including the use of more surveillance cameras. our time now 7:38. today a nationwide crackdown on boating under the influence will begin. operation dry water is aimed at reducing alcohol and drug related collisions and fatalities out on the water. last year 290 people were arrested nationwide for boating under the influence. officials with operation dry waters say between 2012 and 2013 there was a 31% decrease in the number of alcohol related recreational boater deaths. businesses in san francisco gearing up for a very busy weekend. this is pride weekend, an event that is expected to attract 1 million people to the city.

ktvu's brian flores is at city hall with some of the preparations underway. hi brian. >> hi pam, good morning, that is a lot of people and it is going to be very busy this weekend in san francisco. you're taking a live look now at city hall where lots of preparations are getting underway. you see the gay pride flag waving proudly in front of the doors there. as you mentioned, lots of preparation and excitement going on before the big event this is weekend. one of the events, volunteers will create the outline for the peak triangle display at the top of twin peaks. 175 pink tarps will make up the triangle. the history behind this is that the nazis use the triangles to identify and shame gays and lesbians. the group behind the pink triangle display says it should be seen as a symbol of hope and pride. this is a busy weekend for many of the businesses in san francisco and especially the castro district. many of the businesses are going through a makeover in an effort to revamp the historic district. it has hurt business in the past. with so much foot traffic going through this weekend, many are

hoping for a boost in sales. >> we're hoping like people will revisit the pride and come and see what the change is all about. we're looking forward to it. it's going to be a good pride weekend for us. >> reporter: expect a lot of traffic this weekend in the city as well. overall with any other majorette here in san francisco, if you plan on coming out for the pride festivities, plan ahead. back out here live you see city hall adorned with pride this morning, several flags lining the grassy area near city hall. coming up on mornings on 2 we're going to head to pier 54 where a lot of the pride floats are being created. we're live in san francisco, brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. thank you brian. 7:41 is the time, shots fired outside a berkeley liquor store. coming up in 20 minutes, the new information we have learned about the shooting victim. >> but next, the new report on the number of people living on the streets of san francisco. >> and if you're taking a bay area bridge anytime soon, you

will see some slow traffic here and there. on the san san mateo bridge looks like it's slowing down. why that's happening on the way to the peninsula. >> lots of fog out there but already some reports of sunshine. pinole valley said the sun's out. it will get there for most today. it will warm up a little bit. we'll show you how much.

welcome back to mornings on 2. time now is 7:44. the city of san francisco reviewing the success of its ten-year plan to get homeless people off the streets. according to a new report, the city has moved 19,000 chronically homeless people off the streets in the last ten years. but even with that, the number of people living on the

streeted to remains largely unchanged. 6400 people. now the city's close to its goal of creating 3,000 units of housing for the homeless. she reece bell is a single homeless mom given a tour of the apartment she will move into this summer. >> it's not about me, it's about my kids and they're going to be so happy. they're going to be so happy because they're good good good kids. >> we don't have an income. you don't have an income you can forget about getting anywhere. you're going to stay homeless. >> some people say they've been waiting for years to get a permanent home. advocates say the city needs to focus on creating more housing for them. san leandro police are investigating a police dog attack by an innocent bystander. the victim's mother sent these pictures to ktvu. the attack happened wednesday night as police were trying to capture four carjacking suspects. officers say they spotted the suspects on bancroft avenue and sent a police dog to pursue. the dog mistakenly attacked and

bit the bystander. officers say they stopped to help the injured man before suspects were later arrested. time now 7:45. abortion clinics here in the bay area and all over the country, they're scrambling now to interpret the new supreme court ruling against a massachusetts law that restricts protesters. the massachusetts law provided a 35-foot no protest buffer zone around abortion clinics to prevent patients from being harassed. but in this ruling yesterday, the high court said the way that law was written violated the protesters first amendment rights. >> if you want to stop the protesters, then there are lots of ways to do it. but massachusetts did it too broadly. >> seven california cities have buffer zones around reproductive health clinics including san francisco, san jose and oakland. it's not clear exactly what the supreme court decision will mean for them. a very important vote expected today aimed at keeping the a's in oakland for at least

the near future. the oakland alameda county coliseum authority is due to meet. they will likely approve a new deal with the a's. it's a ten-year lease to keep playing at the coliseum. they need approval from the coliseum board as well as the city and county supervisors. now the a's ownership this week announced it is interested in building a new stadium at that current site. 7:47 is the time. the friday morning commute has been pretty good so far. let's check in with sal. >> it's getting a little slow pam and dave, but nothing really terrible. yesterday we kind of had a bad day as you probably still remember. right now on the san mateo bridge t is a little slow westbound as you drive in spots from hayward to foster city. that drive is taking you about 15 minutes. when you get to the bay bridge, it's about a 25 minute commute between oakland and san francisco. and we do have a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza for you right now. you can see for yourself most of the waiting is done right here at the toll plaza and when

you get on the bridge it's good. westbound 237 at mccarthy, an earlier crash that's cleared. a little bit of red mixed in with the green but it's better today for sure on 101 getting up to sunnyvale. when you get there slow traffic on 101. if you want to avoid the whole thing, 85 from the south valley all the way up into mount view does look good. 7:48. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. >> you're welcome steve. >> all right. pam and i were giggling over here. >> we have some areas of fog but it's already burning off. great pictures this morning, thank you kevin from sausalito. whatwhat a wonderful picture that i tweeted back out and posted on facebook. thanks everybody. i try and get them facebook or mention as many as i can. solid fog back near the coast. a weak system moving in from the north, it will be a warmer weekend. that's not much, but that's

what's up there if you have some higher clouds. yesterday temperatures no doubt about it, the coolest of the week. from this point forward all the way into probably monday we're going to start warming it up away from the coast. livermore 78. palo alto 75. today's 80. 79, 81 and 80. those inland temps, livermore should be closer to 86. they're still below average. 55 san francisco to start. we'll go 68 for a high today. that is 1 above average. a couple 60s in there, a few but mainly 50s and slight cool down on these lows compared to yesterday. already low 60s for some, south san jose in there. sunnyvale, saratoga 59 and gilroy beginning to bump up from i believe 54 this morning. now 57. still a breeze, not that bad but there's stale component of mainly a westerly breeze or an onshore breeze which will be with us today. once that system decides to exit stage right, high pressure will build in and try to get a little bit of rain. looks like it's completely falling apart. humidity factor is high.

if you're outside doing anything, you'll probably feel it. we'll end up with 60s, 70s and 80s. upstream there's nothing. that means high pressure's on the way. it's beginning to build in now. today will be that transition or that betweener day. tomorrow we start to see that fog, sun, it will burn off fast inland. near average to slightly above saturday. then warm to hot sunday, monday, probably tuesday and the next week does look cooler as another system moves in to the north. some clouds, could be a few drizzles or light showers north. fog, sun, breezy. 60s, 70s, and 80s for some. warmest temps will be the most inland vacaville's in there, brentwood to oakley. i just had a very nice e-mail from i think it was mary in oakley. she said thank you for mentioning oakley. my pleasure. walnut creek 81. 70 in alameda. i know a couple of people out there. 84 in gilroy. sunnyville at 78. 64 in daly city. 74 san mateo and menlo park at

78. tomorrow if you like sunshine and warmer temps it's on tap for you for the weekend. . thank you, steve. go pro stock up again today after the san mateo company had a strong opening day of trading yesterday. shares were priced $24 a share on the ipo. they jumped more than 30% before the closing bell and, again, they are up again today. >> wow. all right. time now 7:51. are you targeted for car theft? there's a warning for car owners after an alarming study about car thefts all over the country. >> a broken water main, soggy mess and evidence of a huge, expensive problem. up next, we're going to tell you why firefighters are actually saying they are happy this happened. female announcer: time is running out to get the hottest deal

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could stabilize parts of the volatile region. moderates this morning pled for international aid. they are battling both government forces and suni extremists. the civil war in syria is in its fourth year. in iraq the death toll is mounting from the rampage by the terrorist group isis. human rights watch says iraqi insurgents have executed between 160 160 and 190 captives earlier this month. the calculation was made through satellite images and grizzly photos released by the militants themselves. in an attempt to end the bloodshed, iraq's top clerics called to reach a consensus before the parliament convenes on tuesday. a busy street in san francisco's south of market area back open after a big water main break. the pipe burst about 10:00 yesterday morning on bryant and alameda streets near highway 101. it happened while crews were out there testing the pressure of a 16-inch line used by the

fire department. the workers trained water from the intersection, then they did some digging to make sure there was no danger of a sinkhole. the road reopened a couple of hours later. the pipe that burst yesterday, it was more than 100 years old. san francisco's puc says it's part of a 100-mile water system built shortly after the 1906 earthquake. the pipes carry the city's auxiliary water supply used for fighting fires. the firefighters say it was crucial in the mission bay fire last march, and it would be again during a major earthquake. >> we're actually happy to find this now rather than after the earthquake. >> however, fixing those old pipes, that won't be cheap. the city's estimating it would cost about $300 million to replace all of those old high pressure pipes. and now a report on a pilot killed in an air show crash last month at travis air force base is increasing the

likelihood of a lawsuit. we reported yesterday morning that the solano county coroner concluded that 77-year-old eddie an degree knee was burned to death. he was performing a maneuver flying upside down in front of 85,000 spectators when his vintage plane hit the ground, skidded and burst into flames. >> he suffered from severe burns, which caused his death. >> so it was not the impact of the crash? >> correct. >> andreni's friends who saw the crash have maintained he would have survived if emergency crews responded sooner. friends his family is talking with an attorney who is looking into suing the organizers of the air show. the 7:56. the director of befeta san jose airport said what they're doing to increase security after a disturbing incident this year. back in april a teenager hopped a fence and stowed away in the wheel well of a plane bound for hawaii. that's prompted the airport to

find location where is security can be improved. airport officials are also looking at new technology that could warn whenever anybody crosses on to a restricted part of that airport. >> there's many technologies out there. those technologies are expensive, and we are determining what will work for our airport specifically. >> airport executives say one of the biggest obstacles, the cost. they're asking for an increase in the federal fee that passengers pay for airline tickets. >> coming up next in our 8:00 hour, a big bust in the east bay. we've been following all morning how it's tied to both the 4th 4th of july and craigslist. >> and a shooting last night along this busy street in berkeley leaves one man wounded. why a friend of the victim is so surprised by what happened here. >> and if you're driving anytime soon on bay area bridges, traffic is getting a little slower, especially now on the bay bridge. once you get into the city, you will also see some slow traffic on the sky way.

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welcome back. you're looking live near a liquor store in berkeley. this is where a man was shot just before 10:00 last night. ktvu's alex savidge has been out there since 4:30 this morning. coming up in just about 2 minutes, alex will tell us more about the condition of the victim and what police say the shooter was doing just before opening fire. stay tuned. good morning, welcome to mornings on 2 friday june 27th june 27th. i'm dave clark. good morning, i'm pam cook in for tori campbell. today i want to check in with steve steve paulson, our 12- year-old meteorologist want to be, he said it's very cold, drizzly. >> he's an aspiring weatherman, when i'm playing shuffleboard in the home, i'll be watching that young man. >> antonio, yes. >> we have low cloud deck around. there's plenty of fog but inland temps are going to start warming up quick. bev just told me out towards candle, 62. concord 63. these are about the same as yesterday. it's just we were a little cooler. they'll bump up a little bit.

only 58 fairfield. upper 50s for some, mid-50s for others. foster city says 60. so does belmont, 59 menlo park, palo alto 64. we also have a breeze, it's still holding 18 to 24 travis, west at oakland. a little northerly at novato. there's a westerly component from sfo to livermore. nothing like yesterday. that's all that's left of those higher clouds to the north. after that high pressure says i'm showing up. i'm coming back. clouds, a few showers to the north. i don't think there's much left. a little warmer, especially those from the coast. 80s there, 60s and 70s closer to it. here's sal. we are still looking at a commute that's getting busier in some areas. the peak hasn't arrived yet for example on some of these commutes. the bay bridge 25 to 30 minute delay stayed that way. it might even get just a little busier before it gets better after 9:00. also looking at interstate 880 where this traffic tends to get busier right around now from

the oakland coliseum taking about 10 minutes to drive up to downtown oakland which is about double the normal time. westbound 580 is looking good. this is a look at the map system that shows us 101. and 101 is surprisingly good in san jose. most days it's very slow into sunnyvale. it's 8:01. let's go back to the desk. topping our news now at 8:00. police are searching for the gunman responsible for a shooting near a berkeley liquor store. it happened shortly before 10:00 last night on san pablo avenue near ashby avenue. ktvu's alex savidge has been following this story since 4:30 this morning, and alex you have reaction from the shooting victim's friend? >> reporter: good morning to you. people who know the victim can't understand why he is would have been targeted in this shooting. they describe him as a family man who has children and has been taking classes at the local community college in berkeley. it was last night when he was shot just near this liquor store on san pablo avenue and

the victim was found wounded in this area behind the store. there's some crime scene tape up this morning. this all happened just before 10:00 last night. people living close by told me they heard at least five gunshots. police moved in and blocked the area off. this is again along san pablo avenue near ashby avenue. police gathered evidence in the area. they tell us the man who was shot is 38 years old and lives here in berkeley. he was taken to the hospital with what police describe as serious injuries, although a neighbor who saw him being taken away by paramedics says the man was alert and talking on his way to the hospital. a friend of the victim says he doesn't know what led up to the shooting, and he can't make sense of what happened. >> i'm kind of surprised that he would get shot. he don't seem like that type of a person, you know, in a violent lifestyle. it was shocking to all of us around here that it happened to him. >> reporter: and shortly after last night's shooting, police got information that the

shooter was possibly hiding out just around the corner from where this all took place, about two blocks away on ashby avenue. that's where a number of officers moved in to search the area. they searched through homes and apartments in that area, but in the end they could not find the shooter. that person remains on the loose this morning. at last check, the victim remains hospitalize and had again, his injuries are considered serious but a neighbor who saw him being taken away last night says he was alert and talking as he left for the hospital. live this morning in berkeley, alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. berkeley police have arrested a man in connection with a double shooting earlier this month. 22-year-old donzale mejia was arrested yesterday in oakland. police say he and 23-year-old anthony durant shot two men near russell and california streets on june 11th. the victims have since recovered from their injuries. police are still looking for durant. they say he should be considered armed and dangerous and anyone with information is

asked to call berkeley police. one man is reportedly in critical condition after being shot last night in san jose. investigators believe the shooting may have occurred in the capital park area just before 8 p.m. now the man went to the hospital on his own. he was suffering from at least one gunshot wound, and there are no suspects at this time. time is now 8:04. trademark expected to wrap up -- testimony expected to wrap up in the oscar grant's civil try. oscar i can't's mother scheduled to be among the last witnesses in the courtroom today. the jury will hear her testimony in a videotaped deposition. oscar grant's father is suing b.a.r.t. and former b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle. he claims mehserle intentionally killed his son at the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station five years ago. grant's father is in prison for a 1985 murder. jury deliberations have started in the civil case filed on behalf of giants fan brian stow against the los angeles

dodgers. closing arguments were made yesterday. bryan stow a paramedic from santa cruz was brutally beaten three years ago in the parking lot of dodgers stadium by two dodgers fans, and he suffered traumatic brain injuries. those lawyers accused the dodgers of being negligent saying there was not adequate security. >> you understand the only thing that brian was doing wrong is wearing a jersey, a black one that said giants. >> responsibility for what happened to mr. stow and this condition he's in and all these medical bills he's had and will have, responsibility rests with them. >> the dodgers attorney referring to the two men who pled guilty to attacking stow. stow's attorneys are seeking $50 million in damages to pay his medical bills. time is 8:06. there's a warning this morning for car owners in california. california has become a prime target for car thieves. the san francisco business times cites studies by the

national insurance crime bureau. it shows nine of the ten u.s. cities with the highest auto theft rates are in california. topping the list bakersfield followed by fresno. the report lists san francisco, oakland, and hayward as fourth. the vallejo fairfield metropolitan area as eighth,  and the san jose sunnyvale santa clara area, they come in ninth. the reasons include the long coast, the many ports and also the closeness to mexico. ac transit riders, you can see some big changes starting next tuesday. the bus system will stop issuing paper transfers. they're going to replace them with all day passes for unlimited trips that will cost $5. now the fare for a single bus ride will also go down from $2.10 to $2 for passengers using a clipper card. these change wills cut down on the number of delays at the bus stops. the italian startup company

called monkey parking is refusing to obey a cease and desist order from san francisco's city attorney. monkey parking is an iphone app that lets drivers auction off the spot they're parked. the city attorney says it's illegal to sell access to a public space. the ceo of monkey parking says drivers are merely selling the information that they're leaving the parking space. he vows to keep doing business despite the city's july 11th july 11th deadline for him to stop. needles buried in the sand in santa cruz on beaches may be a sign of a bigger problem throughout the city. yesterday we told you about syringes found on cowell beach, but a group that logs the number of needles found all over santa cruz county says it's a bigger public safety problem. take back santa cruz, the organization says more than 5,000 needles have been recovered all over the county in the past 1 months. -- 18 months. there have been seven injuries including three involving

children. the group collects the information and report it to the city council and the board of supervisors. later this morning, a giants pitcher will be serving up drinks to fans for a good cause. jeremy affeldt will appear at the chestnut street in the marina district 11 a.m. he and the store will present a $5000 check to larkin street youth services. it's a nonprofit organization that provides housing, education, and health care to homeless and at risk children. time is 8:09. happening today, the setup starts for one of the most recognized images of san francisco's pride celebration. at 1:00 this afternoon, volunteers will create the outline for the pink triangle display at the top of twin peaks. 175 pink tarps will make up that triangle. now the history of this, the nazis used triangles at concentration camps to identify and chain gays and lesbians. the group behind the display says it should now be seen as a

symbol of hope and pride. another popular pride event is the transgender march. it's due to begin at 6:15 tonight at dolores park. marchers will walk to the civic center area for a rally. the first march was held to honor a transgender teenager killed in newark in 2002. organizers of the event say their goal is to spread tolerance around the bay area and all over the country. coming up at the bottom of this hour, a live report on the preparations for this weekend's 44th annual pride celebration. right now it's 8:10. cash, rare coins and collectible playboy magazines. in 22 minutes the surprising person accused of stealing valuable items from the mail. >> plus police spot illegal fireworks being sold on the internet. crackdown in contra costa county a week before the 4th of july. >> good morning right now traffic is actually getting a little better in some places and worse in others. we'll tell the difference.

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incident earlier this year. in april a teenager hopped a fence and stowed away on a plane to hawaii. that's prompted the airport to find location where is security can be approved. airport officials are looking at new technology that could warn when someone crosses into a restricted part of the airport. >> there's many technologies out there. those technologies are expensive and we are determining what will work for our airport specifically. >> airport executives say one of the biggest obstacles remains costs. they are asking for an increase in the federal fee passengers pay on airline tickets. san francisco's harding park golf course reportedly about to make a big announcement. golf digest magazine reports harding park will host the pga championship in 2020. harding park has hosted several big tournaments featuring some of the stars of golf since it was renovated in 2002. an official announcement we're told is expected next wednesday. a controversial billboard targeting married women in the

windy city is turning a lot of heads. it is the latest ad by ashley madison.com and features former secretary of state hillary clinton. the website connects men and women with married people who want to cheat. the new billboard shows the sketch of hillary clinton looking like she's keeping a secret, and it reads harder choices which plays out the title of her book hard choices. the site's ceo says it's fitting and does not poke fun at hillary clinton. >> it's not an easy choice. people don't come to affairs lightly. they try everything. for many it's a last ditch effort before maybe separation. >> the ceo says he knows many people, especially women find the whole concept of his company offensive. he says his goal is to even out the playing field in the battle of the sexes since men have always had more opportunities to be unfaithful than women. there are rumors this

morning, george clooney may run for governor of california. sources close to the 53-year- old actor say he's seriously considering running for governor in 2018. some reports say clooney's ultimate goal is to become a u.s. senator and then president. now according to these reports, clooney would launch his political career soon after he gets married in september. 8:16 is the time. sal, i know you and i have a lot of people talking about that on facebook. >> yeah. >> seems like people like it. they'll vote for him. >> someone had made a comment that i bet you harris and gavin knew and may not be too thrilled with this revelation. >> interesting. that's what someone said on my facebook page. join the conversation. find us on social media. we're all on there. let's go out and take a look at the -- we know what people tweet me the most about obviously. that is the traffic in the bay area. let's move along to some of the freeway traffic here on the 80

freeway, interstate 80 between the carquinez bridge and maze. 21 minutes, not that bad. a little elevated from its normal time of 18. most people will take it. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza you will see slow traffic. that is improving. it's a 15 minute drive time into san francisco with no major delays. if you're driving on the marin county commute, southbound 101 is finally beginning to get a little slow as you drive to the middle of the marin county. as we push down to southbound 880, you can see that there's a new crash reported at dakota road, the traffic is not that slow heading south to fremont. thank you. and a very good morning, very happy friday. a little cool yesterday and breezy. today after this fog retreats for some it's very, very thick, and it's only going to get thicker as high pressure builds in, it will smash that. the layer which is up here, if there's any left on sunday it will be way down. solid fog bank this morning, already showing signs of getting breaks in it. weak system to the north. there's a few high clouds. it will be a warmer weekend

sunday, monday. monday looks to be hot, maybe even sunday for some inland as temperatures rebound from the below normal temps yesterday. that's all that's left to try to produce a little bit of rain. i didn't get any reports of it. yesterday was pretty cool after our cold front came through. it left behind lots of moisture, more of a cool front than cold front. 75 santa rosa yesterday, today 80. livermore 78, today 81. palo alto 75, bump you up to 79. san jose from 77 up 3 to 80. some low 60s. these were the lows yesterday. a lot of these temperatures at 5 a.m. were still 61, 63. a little bit warmer inland. you can already start to see that happening. some 50s for some. lake port's at 68. calistoga at 62. 65 petaluma. starting to bounce off those morning lows and that makes sense. not much of a breeze but there's still a component of an onshore breeze or a westerly breeze. that's the direction the wind is coming from. it's coming from the sea towards the land. a system that's moving through

to the north is pretty much done and high pressure is hot on its heels if you will. 58 in tahoe. 64 in reno and 66 ukiah. even with some of that cloud cover it's clearing out fast and going to warm up. you can see yesterday we still had one system upstream. that is not the case now. that's a sign that the high is building in. it will, and as it does, it's gradual. the jet stream's kind of doing this right now. it will lift eventually. today's that transition day. saturday near average to slightly above. sunday, monday, probably still going to be some fog but it will be very shallow and confined to the coast. fog for many, that will burn off or head back to the coast. sun breezy, not too bad. a few high clouds but a little warmer for many inland temps not too bad. kentfield, 78, petaluma 79. vacaville at 86. that will be one of the warmer along with brentwood and oakley. walnut creek, lafayette, 81, 70 alameda berkeley. 80 for san jose, a little

warmer, probably 82, 83 out towards east san jose. heading down santa cruz, 60s, 70s, to near 80 for some on the peninsula, palo alto, fog sun, nice, it will burn off sooner on saturday. warm, hot temps especially away from the coast sunday into tuesday. happening now, president obama talking about the economy in an appearance in minneapolis, minnesota. people waited in a long line to hear this. >> early 2009, rebecca and ben, newly married, expecting their first son jack. she was waiting tables. he was in construction. like millions of middle class families who got hammered by the great recession, the worst recession since the great depression, life was about to get pretty hard. financial only we had -- if only we had known, she wrote, what was about to happen to the

housing and construction market. ben's business dried up, but as a new husband and dad, he did what he had to do. he took whatever jobs he could even if it forced him to be away from his family for days at a time. rebecca realized she needed to think about how her career would unfold, so she took out student loans and enrolled in st. paul college and retrained for a new year as an accountant. and it's been a long, hard road for them. they had to pay off debt. they had to sacrifice for their kids and for one another, but then last year they were able to buy their first home, and they've got a second son. and they love where they work and ben's new job lets him be home for dinner each night [ cheers and applause ] >> and so what rebecca wrote was it's amazing what you can bounce back from when you have to. we're a strong, tight-knit family who's made it through

some very, very hard times. and that describes the american people. we too are a strong tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times. >> we're listening in to president obama. he is speaking in minneapolis. he's talking about this day in the life. he is going around the country talking about and telling real personal stories of people, how they have recovered, how they've struggled in the economy, and then now many of them recovering and giving some of those very personal stories and personal examples and we're watching this live in our newsroom in minnesota this morning. we'll continue to cover the president's visits and more of these speeches throughout the country. >> all right. pam, time is 8:22. we've also been telling you all morning about a bust on illegal fireworks in contra costa county. investigators first spotted illegal fireworks being sold on the internet. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us now. you're in pittsburgh. you're getting a closeup look at the dangerous fireworks now

banned in california. good morning tara. >> reporter: good morning. , yeah, this is quite the stash that firefighters are unloading from the truck that they confiscated from someone's home. you can see these massive fireworks. these are like professional grade, and we understand that these were actually bought in indiana for about 6 to $8000 and then they were going to be sold here off the internet, off craigslist is how firefighters stumbleed upon is this whole operation. we understand that they were trying to sell these fireworks for probably upwards of 80 to $100,000. three suspects are now in custody. they were arrested, of course, for trying to sell them on craigslist. officers uncovered 2500 pounds. that's more than a ton of illegal fireworks. they were retrieved from antioch and, again, these shoot several hundred feet into the air. they carry a huge risk. they're extremely dangerous, and contra costa county fire

spearheaded this effort to track illegal fireworks because they had so many problems last year. people shooting them off, getting burned, causing fires. they surfed the internet. they pinpointed the location for the fire works and hooked up with police to try to make the bust here. there's also if i could find it around here, there's a catalog. here it is. this catalog right over here, this shows you what people would see whenever they tried to buy some of these fireworks. they would sell these canister shells and all of these what are calls cakes, and they would pay about 50 bucks and then they were able to get them delivered to their house. three suspects in custody right now. we'll have much more on this story coming up at noon. we're live in pittsburgh, i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:25 is the time. if you haven't seen this story, a u. c. berkeley grad taking her final trimester in stride literally. in 25 minutes, the woman's

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welcome b time is 8:27. a 12-year-old boy from tennessee, you've got to meet him. he's getting worldwide attention for his invention designed to keep parents from making a deadly mistake of leaving a child inside a hot car. >> as you're getting in you attach it to the car handle. >> that's andrew schueller he won $500 for this, the ez baby saver. it's made out of rubber bands and bright colored duct tape. people all over the world are interested in this. he says he's not in it for the fame or fortune. in fact, he put the directions on how to make it on hi website so you can make your own. >> i'd encourage people maybe if you don't want to make one and you don't think the idea is very good, then don't make one but at least try to be more careful when putting your kids in a car. >> andrew used the prize money,

the 500 bucks to buy a laptop and pay for his website. time is 8:28. it is gay pride weekend for san francisco. coming up after the break, the way the city is preparing for the million people expected to join in on the celebration. >> we're live in san jose where a postal inspector is accused of stealing the mail. we'll tell you what he's accused of actually stealing and you'll also hear from some of the mail carriers. good morning we're still looking at traffic that is going to be slow in some key commutes. as we look at the golden gate bridge, though, this commute does look very good, and the fog has lifted. we'll tell you more about the morning drive. >> a couple reports of that fog beginning to burn off. there's still a lot out there, but all signs point towards a warmup. a little today but a lot by the weekend. we'll have that coming up. the wonder of summer is that

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good morning to you. welcome back, we're live this morning. now a man was named the federal employee of the year, but this morning that same man is facing very serious charges. live pictures now from san jose. we're at a postal distribution center that's supervised by a postal inspector now accused of stealing cash, drugs, playboy magazines, and more. coming up in just 2 minutes, ktvu's janine de la vega has been on this story all morning. she'll tell us what his co- workers are telling her this morning. stay tuned for that. pride day june 27th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic now. steve's over there. >> thank you, sir. we do have some low clouds around, some of that low cloud

deck has been pretty extensive. beginning to show signs of burning off. judy says the sun's beginning to shine through. 66, pretty mild on some of these lows. 68 for san francisco today. that's 1 degree above average for this time of year. been below for most of this week. 60s on the temps, a few of these are actually running 1 or 2 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. a few beginning to get out of the gate fast here. pittsburgh says 65. 70 in brentwood, probably close. san ramon 63. walnut creek 64. these are a little warmer than yesterday. still a decent breeze and will not be as strong as yesterday. the system that's clipping the north is really falling apart. the fog is still there, although it's going to burn off as soon as we go into the weekend. plenty of low clouds and fog. sunshine for most here. a few high clouds. overall a little warmer. 80s through the interior. here's sal. if you're driving anytime soon, steve, you're going to see that traffic is improving in some of the key commutes. at the bay bridge toll plaza

westbound, this drive time is about 25 minutes getting into san francisco there are no major problems. but you do see some slow traffic still obviously, and most of it is right here at the toll plaza. if you're driving on 880 northbound you will see traffic that's slowing down a little bit passing 66 and driving up the high street. that's the bulk of the slow traffic. then it starts to even out as you head up towards downtown oakland. southbound 880 near dakoto road. they're working a crash. chp has a couple of different crashes reported. causing a little slow traffic. it's not a big deal. your drive time between 238 was checking in at less than 15 minutes. let's go back to the desk. thank you sal. cash, drugs, and playboy magazines, some of the things that a bay area postal inspector is accused of stealing. a post office employee in the south bay, they're shocked by the news. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us now from san jose, and janine, you've been talking

with some of the co-workers about this postal inspector? >> reporter: they're shocked. this this criminal complaint, federal investigators say that they went to the home of cuan howard and found evidence of stolen mail inside his trash can. they say that proof also exists because they say they found howard on surveillance cameras with stolen mail inside the post office. now prosecutors say that cuan howard told employees to hand loose items found in the mail to him, and then he would go in a room in the postal distribution center and stash the goods. authorities say howard was captured in that room scanning for cameras. in one of those instances they say he disabled one of the camera lenses so he wouldn't get caught. items that prosecutors allege he stole include cash, prescription pills, marijuana, passports, jewelry, rare coins,

silver bars, collectible playboys and other memorabilia. >> when i hear something like this, it just reallys me off because, you know, mail is personal, you know. people send it out, and they expect it to get to where it's supposed to go and when something like this happens, somebody in authority like this, it really makes me mad. >> reporter: some mail handlers tell us howard taught them what to do and whatnot to do during orientation. one says he wanted to become an inspector and actually asked howard for advice. >> if you go inside in the back, there's cameras like they drilled that into us. that stood out about how, you know, they're watching us 24/7, so don't mess up. so that stood out. i was like okay, i'm going to try to get in like probably next year so i'm not going to try to do anything stupid. >> reporter: howard is facing two counts of mail theft, one count of possessing stolen mail and one count of destroying mail. according to the san francisco chronicle, howard was also a

witness in the case against former san francisco supervisor ed jew and testified that jew's regular mail went to burling game, howard was awarded federal employee of the year by the san francisco bay area federal executive board. if howard is convicted he reportedly could face 20 years in prison. and i've just been informed by the santa clara county sheriff's office that howard is actually still in custody and no bail is set. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega. ! happening today a critical vote on the long debated suicide barrier for the golden gate bridge. take a look at what the steel net barrier would look like. it would be installed about 20 feet below the pedestrian walkway and then stretched 20 feet out from the bridge. today the bridge district will vote on funding for the $76 million project. if it's approved, the suicide

net could be installed by early 2018. there are two men who really know firsthand about the dark side of the golden gate bridge. >> it is such a big deal to get them back over that rail. it's easy to jump. it is. you just let go and there you go. former chp sergeant kevin briggs has prevented hundreds of people from jumping. during his 20-year career he became known as the guardian of the golden gate bridge. briggs now speaks to groups about suicide prevention along side a man who did jump and survived. >> i kept saying in my head i can't die like this. god, please save me. i've made a mistake. i don't want to die. >> kevin hines never attempted suicide again, and he wrote a book about prevention. he helped lead the campaign for a net on the golden gate bridge. at first briggs didn't support the idea because he didn't want the view of the bridge to be blocked or obstructed but after getting to know the families who lost their loved ones, he

changed his mind. san francisco police have identified the suspected serial arsonist believed to be responsible for a series of recent fires. investigators say the man seen in this surveillance video is 47-year-old anthony meherano of san francisco. he's accused of setting four fires in the south of market area in late may including one in a high-rise apartment building that destroyed one car. ktvu news spoke to two men who watched the surveillance video and called in the tip that led to the arrest. >> we were watching. he just happened to walk in right down the street, and i said, wow, let me watch him where he's going. >> police were going up the hill kind of carefully behind him. there was a number of plain clothes policemen that surrounded him and seemed to go off without a hitch. the arson suspect is now being held at san francisco county jail on $1.3 million

bond. time is 8:39. businesses in san francisco really gearing up for a busy weekend. this is pride weekend. it's expected to attract a million people. ktvu's brian flores live at san francisco city hall where the preparations are underway. i'm looking behind you. floats are behind you mean what's going on. >> that's right dave. we moved from city hall. we're in pier 54 this morning, and these are some of the floats that will be on display this weekend during pride festivities. you're taking a look at one of them now. stephanie working on one of the floats with horses there. that's sponsored by wells fargo. lots of corporate sponsors, lots of colors, wood, foam, whatever you need to make these floats happen. all these floats will be displayed on sunday. it took a crew of up to 12 at times three weeks to get this many floats done. we talked about the corporate sponsors, google, facebook, kaiser permanente, wells fargo, preparations are going on not

just here but in the city as well. many businesses especially in the castro district are depending on the foot traffic this weekend. that area going through a bait bit of a makeover set to finish in the coming months. we talked pride and how things have changed over the years, especially in recent years, and organizers say this year does seem a little bit different. >> last year gay marriage was made legal i think two days before the parade, so it was huge, and i think that's why we see such a huge push this year. because it's now been a full year where people are really embracing that this this is a change. the movement's really takeing a new push forward and i think people really feel the excitement. >> reporter: preparations continue throughout the city. we're at city hall earlier during our last hour, we saw several gay pride flags waving proudly there. and then at 1:00 this afternoon, volunteers will create the outline for the pink triangle display. that's at the top of twin peeks. 175 pink tarps will make up the triangle. but as we take it back out here

live again, very busy weekend. especially you'll see these floats out there. 23 floats going to be displayed. organizers say that's the most for any pride weekend this year. if you are headed to the city this weekend, plan accordingly. it's going to be very busy this weekend. live in san francisco, brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. it's 8:41. robberies and thefts at high end boutiques in san francisco, in just about 15 minutes, the women's group with the distinctive nickname that is suspected in some of the cases. >> also police are searching for the gunman responsible for a shooting that happened near a berkeley liquor store. what we've learned about the victim. >> good morning right now we are still looking at a commute that is getting busier on 880. it's just like old faithful. it always slows down at this time getting up to downtown. we'll give you the drive time coming up.

welcome back our time is 8:45 this morning. berkeley police searching for a gunman responsible for a shooting there. it happened about 10:00 last night in the 3,000 block of san pablo avenue. police say a 38-year-old man was seriously injured from several gunshot wounds. he's still in the hospital this

morning. several witnesses spotted the gunman running from the scene to nearby ashby avenue. police still haven't been able to find him despite an extensive search of that area. crazy story, at eight months pregnant some women can't even stand on their feet. one professional track star is making headlines for completing a race. 28-year-old alysia montanyo ran an 800-meter race at the u.s. track championships. the five time national champion finished in 2 minutes 36 seconds. she was six weeks away from her due date. she came in last but still got a standing ovation. she did consult with her doctors before the race. not only did she get the okay but they encouraged her to run. she's a graduate of u. c. berkeley. >> she is incredible. >> doctors say don't take up anything new but wow. time is 8:46. your thing is our traffic. you're watching the toll plaza. >> let me just say, you

shouldn't be astonished at anyone who accomplishes a lot if they graduate from u. c. berkeley. >> i knew turn going to go with that. >> i thought you were going to go with expectant mother's. >> i wanted to say i have good news in the traffic department. westbound 80 as you come up to the macarthur maze and the bay bridge, it looks pretty good now. some of the ramps getting to the bay bridge have cleared out. the 880 ramp, you can see how nice it is coming down this ramp here. i'll get rid of this so you can see it now that i've pointed it out. that is basically wait free if you have a fast track transponder. your drive time there will be shorter. the average drive time into san francisco right now is about 10 minutes. i'll take that, thank you very much. san mateo bridge, the same thing goes. it's eased up quite a bit as you get over the to peninsula, there are no major problems on 101 getting there. if you are driving on 101 down to the mountain view area and into the south bay, it does look good with slowing in palo alto and we could put up the south bay map. i can show you that northbound

101 is slow through mountain view as well. 280 is a great alternate. on this friday, late morning clearing out which a lot of people wait for. it's 8:47. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. >> you're welcome, steve. >> good. some fog still holding on a little bit. there will be plenty near the coast. it's going to burn off sooner. it will warm up as we go into the weekend. most showing signs of retreating. i had a weak system go by to the north. it looks like that's about out of the picture. still some fog there, a little bit. try to give some rain. temperatures are actually running a little below 24 hours ago, but i don't think it will take long to start warming up. plenty of 60s here. san jose state utility, south san jose. gilroy at 63. they were 65. 62 fremont. high pressure is on it way. it's just beginning to nose in now. we're on the eastern edge of it. the system we had yesterday and the weak one this morning will pretty much be long gone by noon. 66 ukiah, a lot of cloud cover

there beginning to breakthrough, and upstream, nothing. high pressure means temperatures will start warming up. today's that transition day. fog near the coast. some areas really gray. fog burning off sooner inland. a little breeze but not that strong. we expect temperatures to warm up a little bit on saturday and then more so sunday. monday looks to be the hottest day into tuesday and cooler weather by the middle or end of next week. plenty of fog, lots of sunshine. a few high clouds, a little warmer with 70s, 80s if for mt. . 60s, 70s, coast and bay. concord 82. oakland 72. 82 in danville. 80 in san jose. gilroy at 84 degrees. 60s on the coast, in the city and 70s low mid to upper in the peninsula. but tomorrow we'll start another warmup, that will burn off sooner and it looks like warm to hot, especially sunday to tuesday. thank you. 8:49 is the time. actor shy la labeouf arrested following an outburst.

what he did during a broadway show that landed him in handcuffs.

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one house. homeowners decided to fight back. don link is the president of a local neighborhood crime prevention council, and he says they documented years of escalateing problems. >> if you have a little kid and you're diving for the floor in your own living room because of the shootings going on, it just totally is unacceptable. >> the council then asked the city to exercise its nuisance abatement ordinance. the city stepped in and came to an agreement with the family. the owner sold the home and the people moved out to avoid facing a hefty fine. abortion clinics here in the bay area and around the country are scrambling to interpret the new supreme court ruling against a massachusetts law restricting protesters. the massachusetts law provided a 35-foot no protest buffer zone around abortion clinics. it was an attempt to prevent patients from being harassed, but in its ruling yesterday, the supreme court said that the way the law was written was a violation of the protesters first amendment rights. >> if you want to stop the

protesters, then there are lots of ways to do it. but massachusetts did it too broadly. >> seven california cities have buffer zones around reproductive health clinics including san francisco, san jose and oakland. it's unclear exactly what the supreme court decision will mean for them. time is 8:53. the city of san francisco reviewing the success of its ten-year plan to get homeless people off the streets. according to a new report, the city has moved 19,000 chronically homeless people off the streets in the past ten years. even with that the number of people living on the streets today is still about 6400. the city is close to its goal of creating 3,000 units of housing for the homeless and sherise bell here is a single homeless mother who was given a tour of the apartment she will move into this summer. >> it's not about me. it's about my kids and they're going to be so happy.

they're going to be so happy because they're good, good, good kids. >> you don't have an income you can forget about getting anywhere. you're going to stay homeless. >> some of the homeless say they've been waiting for years to get a permanent home and advocates want the city to focus on creating more new housing. san francisco police searching for a unique group of criminals, shoplifters called the rain e rainbow girls who target high end stores. a group of 7 shoplifters hit the union square fashion boutique and stole purses, wallets and other items. a store employee who tried to stop them was thrown to the ground. nearby shops suspect it was the rainbow girls. they're african-american women who got the nickname for wearing bright colored clothing and head scarves. >> we have luxury products here. we're an easy mark to a certain extent. we have to be vigilant about trying to protect ourselves as well as our merchandise. >> several union square stores have increased security

including the use of more surveillance cameras. our time is 8:55. the u. c. berkeley sports program moving into a new direction. athletic director sandy barber expected to step down today after ten years in that job. she will remain with cal though, setting up an academic program in sports management. the san jose mercury news reports barber and u. c. berkeley's chancellor decided it's time for a change in leadership. a prominent alum and former student athlete will be named the interim athletic director later today. shia labeouf entered a not guilty plea for a drunken tirade that happened last night at a new york broadway play. here's new video. there's shia labeouf right there walking out of court this morning, would not talk to reporters. he's accused of disrupting a performance of cabaret by illegally smoking inside the theater, yelling obscenities at people in the audience and then even threatened the police.

he's charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. movie star appeared in the first three transformers movies but not in the fourth installment which by the way opens today. we're getting close to 9:00. let's check back in with sal for a look at traffic. >> we knead. we made it. yesterday we had that terrible commute in the contra costa area. today here we are almost at 9:00 and things things aren't that bad. the bay bridge, traffic backed up for a 10 to 15 minute wait into san francisco, and that's it. there are no major problems on the span. i do want to mention that traffic on the span looks good and leaving san francisco for oakland also looking very nice, and there are no major problems. a little foggy in san francisco but no problems for drivers getting into the city. san jose even 101 has cleared, a little slowing in mountain view. when's the last time you can say that san jose through the middle of the city is looking good. today is the last day you can say that because it's happening now. thank you, sir. still a lot of low clouds and

it will burn off sooner and everything says sunshine and warmer temps as we go into the weekend, especially sunday, monday, tuesday. some gray on the bay and gray on the set here. >> i know. >> we did not have a conference call at 3 a.m. saying what are you wearing today. >> let's wear red, yellow and orange on monday. >> okay. all right steve. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the ktvu channel 2 news at noon. we're going to have more on our exclusive report on that big fireworks fest in the east bay. we're here for you online ktvu.com, twitter and facebook. thanks for watching. female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale

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